Erik Demaine is such a great guy, I met him at a conference once, where he gave an invited talk on self-assembling robots. Fascinating stuff, we had a very interesting discussion with him afterwards and his intricate knowledge of even the smallest details was quite impressive. If his talk is anything to go by, this lecture should be very worthwhile.
Completely agree. Haven't met him in person. I was taking a graduate algorithms course, a few years ago, and was searching online to gain better understanding. That's when I found Erik Demaine's lecture videos online. He does a great job of explaining the material. Loved how the concepts were broken down so that they were easy to understand. Learning from someone so good and fluent with the material was also very inspiring. It motivated me to strive for solid understanding of the course. I had a good professor, but I don't think I would have understood the subject as well, had I not watched Erik Demaine's lecture videos.
